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Ministry of Defence
203rd Bombay Sappers Group Day
Para Drop and Para Motor display
Pune, 30 January 2023
To Commemorate 203rd Group Day of the Bombay Sappers, as also to foster adventure activities and motivate newly inducted Agniveers, a Para Drop and Para Motor display was organised at Dighi Hills on 30 Jan 2023 by serving personnel and veterans of the Bombay Sappers and team of Army Adventure Wing.
This demonstration provided a platform to the Bombay Sappers to showcase their prowess in adventure activities and also motivate and cultivate a spirit of adventure amongst young soldiers and the school children witnessing the show.
The event commenced with the Para Motor show by the Army Adventure Wing team from Para Regimental Training Centre , Bangalore. This was followed by the Para jump in which senior serving officers & veterans participated. Some prominent names include Lt Gen Y Dimri, AVSM, VSM, General officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, Lt Gen S S Hasabnis , Lt Gen RR Goswami  & Brig DG Patwardhan, Commandant, BEG & Centre, Kirkee.
It was indeed a befitting tribute to the Brave Hearts who have made the supreme sacrifice in the service to the Nation as also to each & every serving and retired Bombay Sapper who has contributed to the glory of The Bombay Sappers over the past 200 years.PIB Pune | M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Railways
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited  granted Navratna Status
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited , a Central Public Sector Enterprises of Ministry of Railways, has been granted Navratna Status.
RVNL was incorporated as PSU on 24th January, 2003, with the twin objectives of implementation of projects relating to creation and augmentation of capacities of rail infrastructure on fast track basis and raising of extra budgetary resources for SPV projects. The company began its operation in 2005 with the appointment of Board of Directors. The company was granted Mini-Ratna status in September 2013. The authorized share capital of the company is Rs. 3000 Crore, with paid up share capital of Rs. 2085 crore.
RVNL has been assigned the following functions:
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Undertaking project development and execution of works covering full project life cycle.
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Creating Project specific SPVs for individual works, if required.
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On completion of a Railway project by RVNL, the concerned Zonal Railway will undertake its operation and maintenance.
The grant of “Navratna” status to RVNL leads to enhanced delegation of powers, more operational freedom and financial autonomy which will give huge impetus to RVNL’s progress, particularly so, when RVNL is extending its footprints in sectors beyond Railways and even in projects abroad.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares notable thread on coastal cleanliness and development with special reference to Diu
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a notable thread on coastal cleanliness and development with special reference to Diu.
Sharing a tweet thread by Member of Parliament from Daman and Diu, Shri Lalubhai Patel about blue flag beaches, the Prime Minister tweeted:
“A notable thread on coastal cleanliness and development with special reference to Diu, which is home to a wonderful coast and beaches. It shows how collective efforts lead to change in mindsets and benefit the entire society.”
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC Mumbai celebrates International Women's Day
Mumbai, 8 March 2022
On International Women’s Day 2022, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai organized various programmes on the theme of this year’s celebrations, #BreakTheBias. The activities included installation and inauguration of Sanitary Napkin Machines, which will be of great help to the women employees who spend long working hours in the office premises. In addition to sharing of experiences by PMEGP Women Entrepreneurs, Lecture on Financial Management and cultural programmes by Women employees were also held.
Earlier, Ms. Preeta Verma, Chief Executive Officer, KVIC inaugurated a 3-day Khadi India exhibition, organized in the premises of the organization. She appreciated the product stalls set up by the woman entrepreneurs from different parts of the country.
Addressing on the occasion, Dr. Sanghamita, CVO, KVIC shared her journey of success and spoke on women's contribution to society and how in each and every phase she can support other women. "You cannot help anybody unless you have good education. So always leave a message around you to get a good education and health for better future". "Be yourself, be in the driving seat, and take charge of yourself", she concluded.| PIB Mumbai | DJM/DR
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Ministry of Finance
NIMHANS to be a nodal centre for National Tele-Mental Health prog: Fin Min in Budget 2022-23
NIMHANS and IIITB to work for National Tele-Mental Health programme
Referring to the mental health related problems emerged during Covid-19 pandemic period among people, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech today announced the launch of a National Tele-Mental health programme with NIMHANS, Bangalore being its nodal centre.
“The pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages. To better the access to quality mental health counselling and care services, a ‘National Tele Mental Health Programme’ will be launched,” said the Hon’ble minister in her budget speech in Parliament.
While explaining about the National Tele-mental health programme, Hon’ble minister said that this programme will include 23 tele-mental health centres of excellence.
Bangalore based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences  will work as its nodal centre and International Institute of Information Technology- Bangalore  will provide the necessary technological support, she added.
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandviya took to Twitter and thanked PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman for announcing this initiative.
“With a network of 23 tele-mental health Centres of Excellence under NIMHANS, it will ensure quality mental health counseling for all,” Dr. Mandviya tweeted.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Imported Crude Oil
Government has adopted five-pronged strategy comprising increasing domestic production of oil and gas, promoting energy efficiency and conservation measures, giving thrust on demand substitution, promoting biofuels and other alternate fuels/ renewables, and refinery process improvements for reducing the county’s oil dependency on imported crude oil.
Various steps have been taken by the Government to increase the production of domestic crude oil and bring down imports. These inter-alia include Discovered Small Field Policy, Reforms in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy for enhancing domestic exploration and production of Oil & Gas 2019, Natural Gas Marketing Reforms 2020, Policy to promote and incentivize enhanced recovery methods for Oil and Gas, Redevelopment of existing matured fields and development of new/marginal fields, Revival of Sick Wells, improving recovery factors through the implementation of Improved Oil Recovery  and Enhanced Oil Recovery  techniques, etc. Government has also provided functional freedom to national Oil Companies and promoted wider private sector participation by streamlining approval processes through electronic single window mechanism.
The country imports oil and gas from various geographical regions including countries from the Middle-East, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and South-East Asia.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
PADMA, the Centralised Pay System for Indian Coast Guard launched
Pay Roll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances , an automated Pay & Allowances module for the Indian Coast Guard was inaugurated by Shri Rajnish Kumar, Controller General of Defence Accounts , Ministry of Defence, on June 28, 2022.
PADMA is an automated platform leveraging latest technology which will provide seamless and timely disbursal of Pay & Allowances to around 15,000 Indian Coast Guard personnel. This module has been developed under the aegis of Defense Accounts Department and will be operated by Pay Accounts Office Coast Guard, Noida. The launch marked the beginning of the Centralized Pay System , the foundation of which is being laid down by the Defence Accounts Department Headquarters to provide one stop pay accounting solutions for all organisations under the Ministry.
The CGDA emphasized that the Government has campaigned for Digital India to ensure dedicated services and reduce manual intervention at every level & to promote E-Governance in a big way. Launch of PADMA will strengthen the Digital India concept. Also, it is an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative as the entire module has been designed and developed by Indian entrepreneurs assisted by domain experts.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Amit Shah assures all help towards those affected by natural calamities
Union Home Minister calls Sarbananda Sonowal and H. B. Sarma
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today called Chief Minister of Assam Sri Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma and enquired about incidents of landslides along with flood and erosion in the state. During the conversation, the Union Home Minister assured all help from the Central Government in mitigating the situation.
"Spoke to Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to take stock of the alarming situation in Brahmaputra river and landslides near Guwahati. All possible help has been assured to state. Modi government stands firmly with the people of Assam," Shah said in the tweet.
Both Chief Minister Sonowal and Health Minister Sarma expressed their gratitude for Union Home Minister's gesture of deploying NDRF in the rescue operations during landslide situations. They also expressed their heartfelt gratitude for his concern for the people of Assam in this hour of distress.
As per the flood situation in Assam, on 28th June , 2020 as per, ASDMA in its report states that 23 districts namely Dhemaji, Lakhimpur , Biswanath Chariali, Udalguri, Darrang, Nalbari, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Hojai, West Karbi Anglong, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Barpeta, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sivasagar districts are affected by flood. Total 2,071 villages with a population of 9.26 have been affected by flood. 133 relief camps has been established at various districts with 27,308 inmates. 221 houses are reportedly partially damaged as per report received. Rescue operations at Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Bongaigaon, Barpeta and Nalbari are being carried by SDRF, NDRF and Civil defense and Circle Offices. 61 boats have been deployed and have evacuated 9,303 people. Animals have also been affected in Kazaringa National Park due to flood.
Meanwhile today, due to landslide 1 death has also been reported under Kamrup Metro District.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju launches the First Reference Material synthesized by NDTL and NIPER, Guwahati, to strengthen anti-doping measures
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju launched a breakthrough Reference Material for use in chemical testing in the field of anti-doping synthesized by collaborative efforts of National Dope Testing Laboratory  and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research , Guwahati.
This Reference Material , has been identified by NDTL as one of the rarely available RMs globally and would be used to strengthen anti-doping measures in all World Anti Doping Agency -accredited laboratories. The Memorandum of Understanding  between NDTL and NIPER Guwahati was signed in August 2020 which proposes to synthesize 20 rarely available Reference Materials  during a period of 3 years. These RMs are used essentially during dope testing for quality control purposes and therefore their availability remains critical in sports dope testing, globally.
The availability of these RMs would help the anti-doping laboratories to strengthen their testing capacity. This will help in the greater cause of promoting fair play in sports.
“This is a special moment for all of us. The substance is small but the impact is big. Sportsmanship means clean sport and no cheating. I congratulate all the scientists in NDTL and NIPER-G for producing one of the 20 Reference Materials,” said Shri Kiren Rijiju.
It has also been decided to distribute 5 mg of this indigenously developed RM to all the WADA-accredited dope testing laboratories all around the world free of cost for the first occasion. This will not only strengthen India’s resolve to fight the menace of doping but also instill a sense of unity among all. Expressing his pride, Shri Rijiju added, “It is a great thing to have the product distributed for free. Lots of goodwill will be generated. We have a moral authority and rightful place in all the WADA labs and we are proud of what we are doing in line with our tradition of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – the whole world is our family.”
NDTL has taken several initiatives towards further strengthening its research activities in collaboration with premier scientific institutes in India and also initiated the collaborations with other WADA accredited laboratories in Cologne, Tokyo and Rome and have exchanged thought and ideas for the furtherance of the anti-doping efforts.Shri Rijiju also released the Newsletter of NDTL during the event.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses grief over the loss of lives due to building collapse in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives due to building collapse in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said,
"Saddened by the building collapse in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra. Condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for a quick recovery of those injured. Rescue operations are underway and all possible assistance is being provided to the affected."
President's Secretariat
Rashtrapati Bhavan as well as Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex to Re-Open for Public Viewing from August 1, 2021
Visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex, which has been closed since April 14, 2021 due to COVID-19, will re-open from August 1, 2021 for the public.
Tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be available on Saturday and Sunday  in three pre-booked time slots -1030-1130 hrs, 1230-1330 hrs and 1430-1530 hrs with a maximum limit of 25 visitors per slot.
Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex will remain open for six days in a week  except on Gazetted Holidays in four pre-booked time slots - 0930 - 1100 hrs, 1130 - 1300 hrs, 1330 – 1500 hrs and 1530 – 1700 hrs with a maximum limit of 50 visitors per slot.
Visitors can book their slots online by visiting website https://presidentofindia.nic.in or https://rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in/ or https://rbmuseum.gov.in/.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Corridor
In pursuance to the budget announcement  of Hon’ble Finance Minister, it has been decided to set up two Defence Industrial Corridors in the Country, one in Uttar Pradesh and another in Tamil Nadu. Subsequently, six nodes in Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor viz. Agra, Aligarh, Chitrakookt, Jhansi, Kanpur and Luchnow have been identified. Similarly, for Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor, five nodes viz. Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem, and Tiruchirappalli have been identified.
Till date, six consultation meetings of stakeholders each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were organized across its various nodes.
During the Aligarh meet held on 11th August, 2018, investments of over Rs.3700 crore were announced for Uttar Pradesh Corridor by OFB/DPSUs& Private Industries. Similarly, during the Tiruchirappalli meet held on 20th January, 2019, an investment of over Rs.3100 crore were announced by OFB/DPSUs& Private industries for Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor.
Further, Government has also appointed a consultant for the preparation of Detailed Project Report for the Defence Corridors.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  has planned capital investment of Rs.1200 crore over the period of 5 years in their units located at Lucknow, Kanpur, Korwa and Naini. Modernization program of factories under OFB is primarily focused on manufacture quality product with cost effectiveness, taking into account the current and long term future requirements for Indian Armed Forces.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Mahabali Singh in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
COASTAL SECURITY
Coastal monitoring and surveillance is being carried out on real time basis by Indian Coast Guard around India’s coastline through Chain of Static Sensors  consisting of 46 radar stations. These Radars have been installed since 2011 and there are no known harmful effects on environment.
Steps taken by the Government to strengthen the coastal security and to protect the vulnerable coastal ecosystem from further climatic degradation, inter-alia, include patrolling, surveillance, exercises, community interactions, social campaigns on marine pollution and oil spill control.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri MVV Satyanarayana and Shrimati Chinta Anuradha in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Department of Pharmaceuticals launches special campaign to dispose of all pending matter
As part of the Special Campaign 2.0 on Disposal of Pending Matters , the Department of Pharmaceuticals  along with its attached office National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority , Autonomous Institutions viz. seven National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education & Research , three Public Sector Undertakings, viz., Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited , Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited  Hindustan Antibiotics Limited , and PMBI – a society under the aegis of the department, implementing the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadi Pariyojana  have all been enthusiastically participating in the campaign.
Department has set up a target of 7,000 sites all over the country for special cleaning drive. These sites mainly include Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadi Kendras  functioning all across the country. The Kendras, in collaboration with the public representatives have been running campaigns to clean their Kendras as well as the surrounding areas so as to spread the message. The cleanliness drive has already been conducted at 5974 sites, majority of the sites being Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras. NIPER, Guwahati has conducted special cleaning activities in nearby market and school, in addition to their own campus in Guwahati. All offices of the department and other agencies have also conducted cleanliness activities.
Department has also set up targets for disposing of PMO, MP and State Government References, Parliamentary Assurances and Public Grievances and 1 PMO Reference for disposal during the Campaign, which are being followed up. Apart from the same, target have been decided for review/weeding out of physical files and e-files. Department is on course to meet the set targets.
Department of Pharmaceuticals is striving to surpass the targets in disposal of old/unused files, disposal of old unserviceable/unusable equipment, and cleanliness of sites, etc. by the end of the Campaign on 31st October, 2022.
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Ministry of Finance
Privatisation of Companies
The Government has given ‘in-principle’ approval for Privatisation of 24 CPSEs including Subsidiaries, Units and Joint Ventures with sale of majority stake and transfer of management control.
This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Government follows a policy of strategic disinvestment of CPSEs, which are not in ‘priority sectors’. For this purpose, NITI Aayog has been mandated to identify such CPSEs based on the criteria of  National Security;  Sovereign function at arm’s length, and  Market Imperfections and Public Purpose.
Strategic disinvestment of CPSEs is being guided by the basic economic principle that Government should discontinue in sectors, where competitive markets have come of age and economic potential of such entities may be better discovered in the hands of strategic investor due to various factors such as infusion of capital, technological upgradation and efficient management practices; and would thus add to the GDP of the country.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
The activities of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under Special Campaign 2.0.
Government of India under the guidance of DARPG has taken up Special Campaign 2.0 covering all ministries, government departments, Subordinate bodies and their field offices all over India.
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has also made elaborate plans to cover all Subordinate Offices, autonomous bodies and all field units under its administrative control. A total of 263 sites were selected where various activities are being conducted with full enthusiasm by participation of employees, Public and all stake holders. The various activities covered are cleaning up exercises both within and outsides office premises, removal of scrap and freeing the area for useful purposes, disposal of all files and reducing pendency, State references, Grievances and other pending issues.
DA&FW has made excellent progress so far in terms of disposal of public Grievances and PMO references, Number of physical file reviewed and weeded out, Number of cleanliness campaign conducted at various sites, Revenue generated through scrap disposal, space freed etc.
During Monitoring Phase, 370 Public Grievances were disposed of, 38249 files were reviewed and 25445 files are wedded out and Outdoor cleanliness campaigns were conducted at 105 sites which covers all the field offices of DA&FW in remotest parts of the country. This is creating a good awareness among the public about the swachhta campaign. In addition Rs. 95650/- were generated as revenue receipt and 6102 sq. ft. space was freed.
The beautification of office spaces are being done by removing all furniture, unused electronic items etc. from office gallery as well as from the rooms to create the space & improved the lightings inside the offices to create a better working condition for staffs. The Madhubani-painting are being carried on the walls of the office of Department of Agriculture &Farmers Welfare.
Madhubani painting depicting various themes of agriculture in the corridor of Krishi Bhawan created during Special campaign 2.0.
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